Georgia Angelopoulos
studied calligraphy in high school with an art teacher trained in the British Arts and Crafts revival tradition. Her family in Greece, strongly rooted in the arts, inspired her to study Classical and Byzantine calligraphic models for inspiration. She studied art history in Greece and Canada and is very interested in historical letterforms and book culture. She is an active member of the Fairbanks Calligraphy Society in Canada and a member of the Society of Scribes and Illuminators and the Calligraphy and Lettering Arts Society in the UK. Visit Georgia's website here.
David Klein
has been the artist for books newspapers, magazines, and advertisingfor 30 years. His clients include The New York Times, The Wall Street Journal, the Franklin Library. St. Martin’s Press, McGraw Hill, Random House, Marvel and DC Comics. Industry recognition includes numerous awards from the Society of Newspapers Designers, the Society of Publication Designers as well as two Certificates of Merit from the Society of Illustrators. After his education at Pratt institute, he started his career as an artist for his father’s ad agency. Both his father and grandfather were graphic artists. David G Klein has been lending his artwork to Weavings since its inception. Mr. Klein resides in Brooklyn with his two children.
Roderick MacIver
who's life and art have been nourished and inspired by time in wild places, works to express reverence for the mystery and beauty of the places he loves. The deep silence and deep peace of wild places are at the center of Rod’s work. “In my art, I try to flow, to capture the essence and spirit of that great flowing life, of struggle and silence and peace. I try to express the spirit and essence rather than the details which often distract.” He founded Heron Dance, an art and literary publication, in early 1995. To view more of his work, visit /Heron Dance Art Studio.
Paul Shaw
is a calligrapher and typographer working in New York City. In his 20+ professional years as a lettering designer, he has provided custom lettering and logos for many leading companies, including Avon, Lord & Taylor, Rolex, Clairol and Estée Lauder and Origins. Shaw has taught lettering regularly at New York’s Parsons School of Design, conducted workshops and exhibited his work throughout the United States and Europe. His publishing credits include the copybook, Letterforms, and articles for Print, Fine Print, Design Issues and Letter Arts Review. He is the recipient of several awards, as well as a National Endowment for the Humanities fellowship to study the type designs of Morris Fuller Benton. Paul has worked on the predominant number of Weavings since its inception. paulshawletterdesign.com.
Setsuko Yoshida
was born and educated in Kyoto, Japan. Growing up in an atmosphere of traditional Japanese culture surrounded by temples, shrines and the beautiful nature of Kyoto, Setsuko was encouraged her to pursue her art. She studied at the Kyoto University of Education, graduating with a Fine Arts degree and taught fine arts for ten years in Japan. Since moving to the United States, she has been concentrating on painting with watercolor media, with a focus of on spiritual themes and nature. “I like the brilliant colors and transparency of watercolor media which allow me to expand my imagination about subjects more freely. I would like to share these visions with people who also appreciate the visual expression of natural and spiritual art.” Her work can be viewed at www.setsukopaintings.com.
